NP1 8SW

Machen and Rudry · Caerphilly · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Caerphilly
Constituency
Caerphilly
Postcode district
NP1
Postcode sector
NP1 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF83 8SG 16 m
CF83 8SW 28 m
CF83 8SF 46 m
CF83 8SJ 53 m
CF83 8SL 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP1 8SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP1
Postcode sector
NP1 8
Latitude
51.594385
Longitude
-3.131758
British National Grid easting
321,700
British National Grid northing
189,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Caerphilly · W06000018
Parish or community
W04000729
Westminster constituency
Caerphilly · W07000088
Output area
W00007043
Lower layer super output area
Caerphilly 021B · W01001343
Middle layer super output area
Caerphilly 021 · W02000310

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Wyclif Independent Christian School

    Welsh establishment

    736 m
  2. Machen Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    805 m
  3. Risca Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
112
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 40
  • Anti social behaviour 23
  • Public order 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Burglary 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • WELLSPRING MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK ROAD, RISCA, NEWPORT, NP11 6BJ

    ODS code W93059

    2.9 km

  • RISCA SURGERY

    ST. MARY STREET, RISCA, NEWPORT, NP11 6YS

    ODS code W93064

    2.9 km

  • TY BRYN SURGERY

    THE BRYN, TRETHOMAS, CAERPHILLY, CF83 8GL

    ODS code W95008

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Llanarth Street

    BCT · Machen

    0.0 miles
  • Llanarth Street

    BCT · Machen

    0.0 miles
  • Graig View

    BCT · Machen

    0.1 miles
  • Graig View

    BCT · Machen

    0.2 miles
  • Royal Oak

    BCT · Machen

    0.3 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Wyclif Independent Christian School is the nearest published school at 736 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

112 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 40 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.